MARION – Bruce Litton lit up the board and topped the 300 mph barrier to win the Top Fuel race on Friday night at the IHRA Nitro Jam at San Antonio Raceway.

Litton, who won back here at SAR back in 2007, topped Bobby Lagana Jr. in the final round to take the Ironman trophy. Litton posted a winning run clocked at 4.774, 301.41 mph in his dragster. Lagana ended up lifting early and crossed the strip at 4.923, 275.23 mph.

“I always feel that this track owes me even though it doesn’t,” Litton said. “We crashed here back in 2004 and I haven’t forgot it. Since then, we’ve been pretty fortunately and blessed. We’ve made some good runs here and we’ve won some races here.”

Litton’s last victory at SAR was back in 2007 during the IHRA Amalie Oil Texas Nationals, which was the same year that he won the IHRA Top Fuel championship.

“Bobby (Lagana) is a good racer and he has a good team,” Litton said. “We feel fortunate to have been able to beat him tonight. That car out there is the same car that we won with here back into 2007. The car likes and responds well to the track here.”

Lagana entered the race with a two-race win streak after winning both races last weekend at Tuscon.

Both drivers will face each other again on Saturday night when the Nitro Jam returns with another show starting at 7 p.m. A Fanfest will be held prior to the event at 5:30 p.m.

Bruce Litton defeated Bobby Lagana Jr. to win the Top Fuel race at Friday's San Antonio Nitro Jam at San Antonio Raceway. Photo by Larry Crum/IHRA

For the fourth time in the last five finals, IHRA Prostalgia Nitro Funny Car driver Peter Gallen has managed to find his way to the Winner’s Circle. Gallen topped Mike McIntire and an eight-car field to notch his 11th career Ironman trophy.

“We didn’t really turn the car for the track conditions for the first run,” Gallen said. “We decided to leave it alone for the second run and we did nothing to the car. Mike McIntire is a tough player and we were fortunate enough to get around him.”

Gallen ran a Nitro Jam best run of 5.770 seconds at 252.10 mph in his 1974 “Poverty Stricken” Vega race car. McIntire in his “McAttack” Camaro gave Gallen quite a battle in the final round after posting a 5.910, 235.11 mph runner-up finish.

All Gallen needs to do on Saturday night is run within one percent of Friday’s elapse time and he will official have the new IHRA Nitro Jam Prostaglia record.

In the Fuel Altered, Chris Bennett in his “Pure Heaven” car won his third straight and fifth victory of the season after defeating Jim Maroney in the final round. Bennett had a winning run clocked at 6.334, 210.77 mph.

Maroney had the fastest time of the night after running a 6.328, 203.80 in the opening round, but he wasn’t able to defend those numbers because his car experienced problems during the final round.

In the consolation round Jason Richey faced Ron Maroney and Richey picked up the victory with a winning run of 6.564, 211.64 mph. Maroney clocked a 6.541, 216.66, but Richey crossed the line first for the holeshot victory.

Michael Manners of Willis grabbed the victory in the Pro Fuel Dragster class after defeating Robin Samsel in the final round at Friday's Nitro Jam at San Antonio Raceway. Photo by Larry Crum/IHRA.

In the Nitro Harley class, Jay Turner bounced back after a poor opening round and notched his second victory of the year.

Turner received a bye in the first round. His bike sputtered off the line and lost power about halfway down the track. He crossed the line at 13.050, 78.55.

However, Turner recovered in the final round after posting a winning run clocked at 6.494, 202.61 mph when he went up against Randal Andras. Andras seemed to have problems off the lines and he coasted to a 11.549, 80.26 mph pass.

Jay Turner notched his second victory of the season by winning the Nitro Harley race at Friday's Nitro Jam at San Antonio Raceway. Photo by Larry Crum/IHRA.

The nightcap races featured a thrilling show between the “Queen of Diamonds” and “Jersey Thunder” jet dragsters. In addition, fans also witnessed a showdown between the Grave Digger monster truck and the “Shockwave” jet semi and the “Airborne Express” wheelstander. The race also featured several round of action by the sportsman cars.

Tonight’s San Antonio Nitro Jam kicks off at 5:30 p.m. with a FanFest. The Nitro Jam begins at 7 p.m.

The Shockwave semi jet truck lit up the night sky during Friday's Nitro Jam at San Antonio Raceway. Photo by Larry Crum/IHRA.